Unnecessary Knowledge on 4ZZZ

22/07/2025

Thanks to Gareth from TFS Band for the chats.
RIP the Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne.

23/07/2025
Black Sabbath - Iron Man
Feral Fatigue - All The Parties We Could Make Happen
S L O W C U T - Threaded
Deftones - My Mind Is A Mountain
BIG NOTER - Talk Straight
TAWNY HAWK - Play
Denzel Kennedy - Innalude
Halfway - Lost By Design
Mt. Nadir - Ocean, Moon & Sun
Quality Used Cars - You Can't Please Everybody All Of The Time
Eddy current suppression ring - Shapes And Forms
The Vasco Era - I Don't Mind
Dr Sure's Unusual Practice - My Baby
Loose Tooth - Buy Into Something
BS 2000 - The Side To Side
The Valery Trails - First Kiss
Fabulous Dreams - Measured By Mess
Built to Spill - I Would Hurt A Fly
Kraftwerk - Tour de France
The Hives - Die, All Right!
People Mover - Habit
Bleak Squad - Strange Love
Platonic S*x - Face To The Flywire
Dallas Crane - Wannabe
The Double Happiness - Sister Bertrille
01 Thurman - Little League
Michael Beach - I'm Gonna Need Ya
Tropical F**k Storm TFS- Bloodsport
Placement - New Disease
Metho - Pressure Cooker
R.M.F.C. - Ecstatic Strife
Ed Kuepper with Jim White - Swing For The Crime
Datura4 - Demon Blues
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train

Quite simply, it's a show filled with a lot of useless knowledge. Did you know that ladybugs shoot acid through their knees or that Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down so you could see his moves? No? Well listen in to Unnecessary Knowledge and you'll hear a bucket load....

15/07/2025

Stay warm out there listeners!
Thanks for tuning in.

16/07/2025
Nunchukka Superfly - Bleary Eyed
Allah-Las - Countryman '82
Casual Wrecks - Say Something
Western Freeway - Shout
Shepparton Airplane - Stereo Youth
The Beths - No Joy
Sunbeam Sound Machine - Waterfall (Strange Gravity)
Silver Fleet Ships - Gemini
CAKE - It's Coming Down
Halfway - Ruby, The Stage
The Vasco Era - I Don't Mind
The Shins - Turn On Me
Placement - Sought Out The Night
The Holy Rollercoasters - Hair
The Budos Band - Night Raid
Brown Spirits - Magnetic Fields
Eyes Ninety - (Another Series Of) Useless Interactions
Arugula - Vanilla Bean
Butterfingers - Jesus I Was Evil
Screamfeeder - Dart
Regurgitator - Happiness
The Hives - Legalize Living
The Nation Blue - We Lost Everything
Solo Career - Spring Drills
Nun - Uri Geller
Deftones - My Mind Is A Mountain
Eddy current suppression ring - Shapes And Forms
DVD - I Want
People Mover - Habit
Platonic S*x - Impress You
The Kinder Rox - S Says North
Fujiya & Miyagi - Knickerbocker
Cave - WUJ
Greg Brady and the Anchors - Little Things
Relay Tapes - Violets
Special Features - Che Guevara T-Shirt
Last Quokka - Save Our Pubs

08/07/2025

Many thanks to Andrew (Andy) Cox from The Fauves for the chats.
Go and hug a friend today, it'll be the best thing you do all day.

09/07/2025
Casual Wrecks - Say Something
Shugorei - The Charm (feat. Shem Allen & Karin Schaupp)
The Deep Sigh - Greatest Dreams
Halfway - The Palace
The Holy Rollercoasters - Hair
Big Special - The Mess
Wire - Mannequin
Dr Sure's Unusual Practice - It's All Blue
British India - The Gospel Of Luke
Worm Girlz - Get Ugly
Placement - Wardrobe
Shepparton Airplane - Stereo Youth
The Beths - No Joy
Bleak Squad - Everything Must Change
The Electorate - Don't Go Out
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
The Prodigy - Climbatize
TFS - Teeth Marche
CIV1C - The Hogg
Loose Tooth - Buy Into Something
Horsegirl - Switch Over
Dumb Things - Windows And Doors
FOAM - I Could Milk Myself
MINERS - Why Can't I
Girl and Girl - Dance Now
DVD - All Worthwhile
Vegas Kings - Fade Away
SixFtHick - Hot Chicken Hero
The Fauves - Un-Australians
Gerling - Ghost Patrol
Olivia's World - Sourgum
Velociraptor - Timebong
Seaplane - The Soiree
Scul Hazzards - Casualties
Devo - Jocko Homo

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01/07/2025

Many thanks to John from Halfway for the chats and the recommendations from you all on 'dual-drummer' bands!

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We love you, Dan.

02/07/2025
Worm Girlz - Get Ugly
Tropical F**k Storm - Irukandji Syndrome
Tomorrow’s Forecast - Ribbons
The B-52's - 6060-842
Mt. Nadir - Ocean, Moon & Sun
Casual Wrecks - The Weather
The Valery Trails - Everything Is Temporary
The Black Keys - 10 A.M. Automatic
Charles Bradley - Stay Away (Nirvana cover)
The Deep Sigh - Greatest Dreams
Lifeguard - A Tightwire
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Spellbound
Butter 08 - Degobrah
Spacerhead - Apparent Squares
HiddenCycles - Nest Of Rats
Placement - Spooky Jangle
Dry Cleaning - Gary Ashby
Drop City - Setting Sun
my bloody valentine - Only Shallow
Shepparton Airplane - Stereo Youth
Pete Shelley - Homosapien
Halfway - Matches
Pavement - Fight This Generation
Parquet Courts - Almost Had To Start A Fight / In And Out Of Patience
Local Authority - Hang The World
Bugs - In The Middle (Of It)
Nova Scotia - Last Boy Band
Pollen - Sin As Fast As You Can
Fugazi - Ex-Spectator
Special Features - Che Guevara T-Shirt
Vi**ra Boys - Uno 2
TURNSTILE - Birds
iiwii - Attack Retreat
01 Thurman - Horrors
The Empty Threats - Phone Call
The Saints '73-'78 - (I'm) Misunderstood (Live)

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24/06/2025

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25/06/2025
Shepparton Airplane - Airplane
Arugula - Dirty Water
Daily Toil - Easy Man
Loose Tooth - New Passion
Mick Thomas' Roving Commission - Across The Nullarbor
Tropical F**k Storm - Stepping On A Rake
The Electorate - Unfamiliar
The Valery Trails - Everything Is Temporary
Arbuckle - It's Going To Happen
Western Freeway - Time Out
Tjaka - In A Box
Raindrop - Dreaming
DZ Deathrays - Sideways
Apparitions - Fool Me Once
Placement - Insect
Platonic S*x - Easy
Bleak Squad - Lost My Head
Michael Beach - Poison Dart
Superchunk - No Hope
Guerilla Toss - Red Flag To Angry Bull
Gaslight Radio - Sister Anne And Her Crew
Tomorrow’s Forecast - Pocket Money
gregory - Quiet On My Own
Bar Italia - Cowbella
Lifeguard - Ripped + Torn
Wire - Dot Dash
Screamfeeder - Deirdre
Stereolab - Vermona F Transistor
Selve - Loki Horror Picture Show
Totally Unicorn - Hard Feelings
DEAFCULT - Umbilical
Danyl Jesu - Triumph
Turnpike - Welcome The Storm
Darling - Midnight
The Beths - No Joy
Sachet - Myriad
Dappled Cities - The Night Is Young At Heart
Mac DeMarco - Home
Nova Scotia - Maritime Disasters

https://4zzz.org.au/program/unnecessary-knowledge/

Quite simply, it's a show filled with a lot of useless knowledge. Did you know that ladybugs shoot acid through their knees or that Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down so you could see his moves? No? Well listen in to Unnecessary Knowledge and you'll hear a bucket load....

18/06/2025

Many thanks to Giuliano from Autobahns and Drew from Totally Unicorn for the chats!

18/06/2025
Halfway - Matches
Durand Jones & The Indications - Lover's Holiday
The Holy Rollercoasters - Down And Dirty
Kim Gordon - Bye Bye 25!
Regurgitator - Epic
Michael Beach - Poison Dart
Neil Young - When You Dance I Can Really Love
The Maggie Pills - Velobell
Full Flower Moon Band - Scene (feat Gustaf)
Platonic S*x - Easy
Radium Dolls - Scorching Heat
Tomorrow’s Forecast - Pocket Money
The Valery Trails - Everything Is Temporary
The Bug Club - Beep Boop Computers
Lifeguard - How To Say Deisar
The Rapture - Out Of The Races And Onto The Tracks
Water From Your Eyes - Life Signs
TURNSTILE - Sole
Metho - Pressure Cooker
Guerilla Toss - Red Flag To Angry Bull
The Replacements - Dose Of Thunder
Autobahns - Full Of Dogs
Alien Nosejob - Sydney Sizzles
Electric Prawns 2 - Bop It
Thigh Master - Company
Royal Headache - Psychotic Episode
Greg Brady and the Anchors - Little Things
Ghost Mutt - Stud Puppy
The Electorate - Ten Times Round
Totally Unicorn - Hard Feelings
CLAMM - Bag I'm In
Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles
Ben Ely & The Mungo Fungo Band - Crazy Time
Sidewinder - Hippopotta M. @
Nova Scotia - The World Is Not Enough

Quite simply, it's a show filled with a lot of useless knowledge. Did you know that ladybugs shoot acid through their knees or that Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down so you could see his moves? No? Well listen in to Unnecessary Knowledge and you'll hear a bucket load....

10/06/2025

Au revoir Alex!

Thanks to Patricia from Basket of Hammers for the chats.

11/06/2025
Yuck - Rubber
Laurie Anderson - O Superman
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Bill Callahan - America
Neil Young - Cortez The Killer
Pavement - Kennel District
Bailterspace - Splat
Duster - Echo, Bravo
Thee Oh Sees - Lupine Dominus
Big Star - Don't Lie To Me
The Hard Quartet - Rio's Song
You Am I - Soldiers
Arugula - Bask In The Sun
Bean Magazine - Pretty
Tomorrow’s Forecast - Pocket Money
Shepparton Airplane - Forecast
Guppy - Manila P***y
Regurgitator - Track One
Totally Unicorn - Hard Feelings
Autobahns - Silver Trauma
Platonic S*x - Easy
Bleak Squad - Lost My Head
Halfway - Matches
Vegas Kings - I Great Ape
Ovlov - Half Way Fine
Lifeguard - Under Your Reach
Michael Beach - Poison Dart
The Valery Trails - Everything Is Temporary
Xero - The Girls
Aampirellas - Devil's Song
Flaming Lips - Race For The Prize

03/06/2025

Many thanks to Nick from The Electorate for the chats.
Next week is Alex's last week on UnKnow, so tune in!

04/06/2025
Citizen Rat - Truth/Lie
Platonic S*x - Easy
Tomorrow’s Forecast - Pocket Money
The Holy Rollercoasters - Down And Dirty
The Budos Band - Lair Of 1000 Serpents
Broadcast - Pendulum
DJ Shadow - Nobody Speak (feat. Run The Jewels)
Arugula - Like That (I'm Not Going To Be Spoken To)
Radium Dolls - Scorching Heat
CIV1C - The Fool
Private Wives - Haymaker
TEENS - Shallow Grave
Mick Thomas' Roving Commission - First Step In A Homeward Direction
Ross McLennan - Gifts For The Kids
Silver Fleet Ships - Surprised
Sour Worm - Closer
mclusky - The Competent Horse Thief
Metho - Pressure Cooker
Shepparton Airplane - Forecast
The Peep Tempel - Big Fish
Autobahns - Silver Trauma
Michael Beach - Poison Dart
The Empty Threats - The One
The Electorate - The Great Divide
Lifeguard - Under Your Reach
Refedex - Hard Yakka
Assteroid - Hyundai Excel
Shame - Cutthroat
Air - Kelly Watch The Stars info
Stereolab - Electrified Tennybop!
Special Features - Che Guevara T-Shirt
Totally Unicorn - Hard Feelings
The Bug Club - Appropiate Emotions
This Is Lorelei - Angel's Eye
Wednesday - Elderberry Wine
The White Stripes - My Doorbell

27/05/2025

Thank you to ZOOBOMBS for coming in the show to have a chat about their upcoming Australian tour.

The White Stripes - Hello Operator
Kelle Green - Home
Selve - Breaking Into Heaven
The Unknowns - Thunder In My Head
Special Features - Che Guevara T Shirt
lifeguard - Under Your Reach
The Full Creams - SLAPPY
DVD - All I Want
Arugula - Like That
Tape/Off - On The Verge
PARTY DOZEN - The Big Man Upstairs
Indigo Hue - Lilium
Pulp - Got To Have Love
EJ Wood - Garden
Clea - Love=Cost
Bottlerockets - Kintsugi
Eyeriss - Vermin!
Mt. Nadir - endoftime
Wednesday - Elderberry Wine
WHiTE FENCE - Sandra
Wreckless Eric - Whole Wide World
Halfway - The Palace
Wilco - I’m Always In Love
Zoobombs - South Central Rock
Autobahns - Silver Trauma
The Holy Rollercoasters - Down And Dirty
Paul Weller - Lawdy Rolla
Robert Forster - Diamonds
Georgia Scarlett - More Than A Smile
The Electorate - Peace Love And Understanding
‘Mick Medew and Ursula 4 - Post Punk Grandma
R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe
Ed Kuepper Music - The Way I Made You Feel
Tropical F**k Storm - Goon Show
Eggy - Are You Not Entertained
Stereolab - Melodie Is A Wound
Surprise Chef - Bully Ball
Ween - Bananas And Blow
Yuck - Runner

20/05/2025

Thank you to Kristen from The Double Happiness for coming on the show this morning. Go see there show this Friday!

Arugula - Like That (I’m Not Going To Be Spoken To)
DVD - I Want
SELVE - Breaking Into Heaven
The Unkown’s - Thunder In My Head
Tape/Off - On The Verge
Electric Prawns 2 -Born To Rock
88 Tokamak- Where Did I Leave My Processor
Bottlerockets - Kintsugi
Clea - Love =Cost
Mt Nadir - endoftime
EJ Wood - Garden
Robert Forster - Tell It Back To Me
Halfway - The Palace
Georgia Scarlett - More Than A Smile
Matt Hsu’s Obscure Orchestra- Capitalism
REM - Radio Free Europe
The Lemonheads - Deep End
Stereolab - Melodie Is A Wound
Sparks - A Little Bit Of Light Banter
Xero - Crazy Eddie
The Stirling Canon - Age In The Rings
Arthington Stack - Morris End
The Rolling Stones - Get Off Of My Cloud
Metdog - Poppin Pills
Beefheart And Mcquinn - Hand In Hand
Cool Sounds - And That’s How I Discovered The Bongos
Robyn Hitchcock - Madonna Of The Wasps
The Double Happiness - No Place like Nundah
Bananagun - Day By Day
The Double Happiness- Smoking Gun
CLAMM - And I Try
Eggy - Colouring The Silence
Alison Road - Dog In A Hot Car
Pleasants - Losing Streak
Darren Hanlon - Good Vibration
Air - La Femme D’Argent
Daft Punk - Robot Rock
Danger Mouse - Encore

13/05/2025

Many thanks for Selve and Julia Why? for the chats!

14/05/2025
ixaras - This City
The Steady As She Goes - Overflows
88 Tokamak - Low Contrast
Eyeriss - Abdication
Western Freeway - We Can Dance
The Saints - This Time
Cedarsmoke - Kicking Drugs
TAWNY HAWK - Sleight Of Hand
Ghost College - Bleeder
Electric Prawns 2 - Bad Credit
Halfway - The Palace
Mt. Nadir - endoftime
Press Club - I Am Everything
The Unknowns - Thunder In My Head
The Double Happiness - No Place Like Nundah
Meres - Bloody Neighbours
Wire - Mannequin
The Jesus Lizard - Gladiator
mclusky - Autofocus On The Prime Directive
Lifeguard - Under Your Reach
MINERS - Why Can't I
The Nation Blue - Australian Of The Year
Selve - Breaking Into Heaven
TURNSTILE - Birds
ZOOBOMBS - Don's Stomp
Franz Ferdinand - Jacqueline
Mogwai - Lion Rumpus
Rocket From The Crypt - Sturdy Wrist
Julia Why? - Pale Blue Dot
Infinity Broke - A Thousand Windows
BATPISS - Stay With Us
Stereolab - Melodie Is A Wound
Totally Unicorn - Hard Feelings
THE RITZY KIDS - Blame It On Me

Quite simply, it's a show filled with a lot of useless knowledge. Did you know that ladybugs shoot acid through their knees or that Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down so you could see his moves? No? Well listen in to Unnecessary Knowledge and you'll hear a bucket load....

06/05/2025

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07/05/2025
Dumb Things - Early Starts
Fatshaudi - Visions
Mess Esque - Liminal Space
TFS Band - Dunning Kruger's Loser Cruiser
ZOOBOMBS - South Central Rock
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Talk About The Blues
Meres - Holding On
Armlock - Strobe
The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Platonic S*x - Impress You
WHALEHOUSE - Cheato Doreeto
Melt - Yac A Yac
88 Tokamak - Where Did I Leave My Processor
Merpire - Bigger
Monnone Alone - Brain Stone
Arugula - Like That (I'm Not Going To Be Spoken To)
The Victims - Television Addict
You Am I - How Much Is Enough
Oasis - Be Here Now
Mogwai - Batcat
Electric Prawns 2 - Computer Age Blues
The PB's - Fussball
Valve - Silent Witness
mclusky - Chekov's Guns
The Strokes - Soma
Special Features - Chest
Mr Finn - Juniper On Jupiter
Ed Kuepper with Jim White - The 16 Days
The Saints '73-'78 - Know Your Product
Slowdive(band) - Kisses
Mt. Nadir - endoftime
TURNSTILE - Birds
Vi**ra Boys - Pyramid Of Health
Dvrkworld - Lotus

Quite simply, it's a show filled with a lot of useless knowledge. Did you know that ladybugs shoot acid through their knees or that Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down so you could see his moves? No? Well listen in to Unnecessary Knowledge and you'll hear a bucket load....